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C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
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| Amish quilt [n] | quilt
made by the Amish, a religious group of immigrant Germans. Amish quilters
used plain wool or cotton cloth and certain traditional patterns emphasizing
black and a limited palette of fabric colors.  |
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| appliqué [n] | construction
technique of applying fabric motifs to background fabric by using
invisible stitches |
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| backing [n] | the
piece of cloth that forms the underside of a quilt |
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| baste [v] | to
make temporary stitches |
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| batting [n] | a
type of filler used between the quilt top and the quilt back. It may
be cotton, wool, or polyester. |
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| binding [n] | a
strip of cloth that wraps the edges of a quilt
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| block [n] | a
unit of quilt-top construction. A block can be made up of smaller
pieces or a square of appliqué. |
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| central medallion [n] | a
large central quilt block or motif sometimes surrounded by borders
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| circa [adv] | approximately;
abbreviated c. or ca.; used with dates when the exact date is unknown
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| Classical urn [n] | a
vase-shaped container in a style that originated in ancient Greece;
appears often in nineteenth-century decorative arts
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| Crazy Quilt [n] | a
quilt top made up of irregularly shaped and sized pieces sewed down
to a foundation fabric; sometimes the edges of pieces are covered
by ribbon or embroidery stitches. |
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| embroidery [n] | decorative
stitches (here used to decorate bedcovers and Crazy Quilts)
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| English paper piecing [n] | construction
technique of basting over a paper foundation to hold and support the
fabric pieces while sewing them together |
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| foundation piecing [n] | the
technique of covering a background cloth with overlapping pieces of
cloth |
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| hexagon [n] | an
equilateral, six-sided geometric shape |
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| motif [n] | an
easily recognized single design, sometimes repeated, such as a flower
or a star |
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| patch [n] | a
single cut piece of fabric for a pieced quilt or an appliqué
quilt |
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patchwork [n] |
the
sewing together of fabrics by piecing or appliqué techniques |
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| patriotic symbol [n] |
a symbol that represents one's country; An American eagle is a symbol
of the United States. |
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| pattern [n] | 1)
the name for a setting of a quilt or for a block design, 2) a commercially
printed design for a quilt with instructions |
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| piece [n][v] | noun.
one cut-out shape of fabric meant to become part of a pieced quilt;
verb. to sew cut-out pieces of cloth together to form a quilt
top |
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| pieced quilt [n] | a
quilt that is constructed of small pieces of selected fabric stitched
together |
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| quilt [n] | a
hand made or machine made bedcover consisting of three layers of textiles:
a quilt top, a batting, and a backing layer |
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| quilt top [n] | the
top layer of a quilt. It may be one large piece of fabric or patchwork.
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| quilting [n] | 1.
the process of sewing the layers of a quilt together with lines of
stitches 2. the general name referring to the art or craft of making a quilt |
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| seam [n] | the
line made when two fabrics are sewn together and opened flat
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| seam allowance [n] | the
fabric between the stitching line and the edge of the fabric. In quilting
this usually measures 1/4 inch. |
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| setting [n] | the
arrangement of blocks in a quilt top |
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| skewing [n] | causing
to move in a diagonal direction |
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| stiletto [n] | a
thin pointed object, such as a knife, letter opener, or awl
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| stipple [n] | closely
spaced, random quilt stitches used to create textured background areas
of quilting - popular in the nineteenth century
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| stuffed work [n] | quilted
work in which stuffing creates a three-dimensional look to areas on
the quilt surface |
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| stuffing [n] | a
batting material used to stuff areas of a trapunto quilt
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| swag [n] | a
classical design featuring an ornamental hanging draped in a curve
between two points; could be formed of leaves, drapery, vines, flowers,
or shells |
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| template [n] | a
pattern piece, like a square or circle, used as a guide for piecing
or appliqué |
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| tessellated [adj] | arranged
into a group of identical shapes forming an interlocking pattern
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| textile [n] | something
made of fabric, cloth, or fiber |
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| trapunto [n] | original
Italian name for stuffed work or Italian quilting. |
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| upholstery [n] | the
cloth covering on padded furniture such as sofas and armchairs
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| warp [n] | in
weaving, the threads that run the length of the fabric and are threaded
through the loom |
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| weft [n] | in
weaving, the threads that run through the warp threads from one edge
to the other |
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| whole cloth [n] | any
solid-color quilt without patchwork or appliqué or printed
fabric. |
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| wrong side [n] | the
wrong side of a fabric is the back side, unprinted side, or in case
of shaped quilt pieces, the side that was down when the shape was
drawn or cut |
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